I am SSH'ing to a server (running CentOS release 5.4 (Final)
). I opened vim
, and when I hit shift+v to try to get into "Visual Line" mode, all I get is a beep noise.
Why? Why can't I access visual mode in Vim? echo $TERM
says xterm
.
I SSH'd into another computer (running Debian), and pressing shift+v worked exactly as I'd expect (this machine also has echo $TERM
equal to xterm
).
What setting do I need to check to make Vim act the way I want? Or how can I get into visual mode without being beeped at?
vim
, it says:VIM - Vi IMproved version 7.0.237